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AHEAD ON ABC-7 NEWS A NINE THIS FRIDAY MORNING.

TWO SEPARATE ATTACKS OVERNIGHT ON INTERNATIONAL TROOPS -- AT THE HAND OF AFGHAN POLICE.

2 U-S SERVICE MEMBERS WERE KILLED.

THESE INCIDENTS ARE AMONG SEVEN SIMILAR ONES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

BREAKING NEW DETAILS ON TWO APARTMENT FIRES OVERNIGHT IN FORT MYERS.

ALL NEW INFORMATION FROM WITNESSES AND INVESTIGATORS ON SCENE.

AND THE ASSUALT AGAINST MOSQUITOS IS NOW UNDERWAY.

HL2) APARTMENT FIRE-VO-WIPE

HL3) WESTNILE WORRIES-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

GOV RICK SCOTT ANNOUNCMENT-2SHOT AT POP

HAPPENING NOW AT NINE.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS IN TAMPA THIS MORNING.

HE MAKING A BIG JOBS ANNOUNCMENT.

AND AS SOON AS WE GET WORD ON THE DETAILS OF THAT ANNOUNCMENT WE WILL BE SURE TO LET YOU KNOW.

AND IN JUST ONE HOUR.

WE WILL GET AN OFFICIAL UPDATE -- ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN FLORIDA.

THE STATE WILL RELEASE NEW NUMBERS FROM JULY AT TEN OCLOCK.

THEY'VE SHOWN STEADY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE MOST PART THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

LETS TAKE A LOOK AT SOME EARLIER NUMBERS.

IN JUNE, *MORE PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK COMPARED TO MAY -- IN ALL THREE OF OUR MAJOR COUNTIES.

THERE WAS ALSO A SPIKE IN DESOTO, GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTY.

TROOPS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN-ANIMAP

TURNING TO NEWS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN THIS MORNING.

TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

FIRST.AN AFGHAN POLICEMAN TURNS HIS WEAPON ON AMERICAN ALLIES -- KILLING TWO U-S SERVICE MEMBERS.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE FAR WESTERN PROVINCE OF FARAH.

SECOND AFGHAN ATTACK-ANIMAP

AND IN A LATER INCIDENT THIS MORNING.

NATO REPORTED ANOTHER AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER FIRING AT INTERNATIONAL TROOPS.

THIS TIME THOUGH - NO ONE WAS KILLED.

IT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OF KANDAHAR.

FM STRUCTURE FIRE-ANIMAPTOPS

BREAKING OVERNIGHT.

FLAMES ERUPT IN TWO FORT MYERS APARTMENTS.

FM STRUCTURE FIRE-VOTOPSWIPE

THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE.

WITNESSES LIVING NEARBY SAY -- THEY COULD SEE THE FLAMES SHOOTING INTO THE SKY.

WE'RE TOLD NO ONE WAS LIVING HERE.

FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE TELL US -- THEY'RE STILL ZEROING IN ON A CAUSE.

FM STRUCTURE FIRE-SOTVO

"it was pretty scary, the flames were all up in the trees man. Thank god for the fire rescue, they was already here. We didn't hear no noise, we must not have heard them come up. Children and everything out of the house.

"on arrival we had a well involved structure. We had live power lines down on the ground two sides of the structure."

NO ONE WAS HURT.

LEHIGH BARRICADE SUSPECT-CLIP VO SS

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AS YOU WAKE UP --

A MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING,

AND HE IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AND U-S MARSHALS WERE ON SCENE AT THIS HOME IN LEHIGH ACRES FOR HOURS YESTERDAY EVENING,

JUST BEFORE 11 LAST NIGHT, THEY CLEARED THE SCENE 54TH STREET SOUTHWEST.

THE SUSPECT WAS NOT INSIDE, AND NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS THIS MORNING.

THE SUSPECT IS FELIPE TORREALBA.

DEPUTIES SAY HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.

HE'S WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER AND HAVING A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE.

STOLEN TRUCK-VOWIPE

AN UPDATE THIS MORNING ON A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT TO YOU WEDNESDAY.

A TRUCKLOAD OF PALMETTO BERRIES, WORTH 40 GRAND -- STOLEN.

AND THE OWNER TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

JUAN SANCHEZ AND HIS FAMILY RENTED A SMALL PLANE.

THEN TOOK TO THE SKIES TO SEARCH FOR THEIR TRUCK.

THEIR FIRST.THOUGHT.CHECK LEHIGH.

A TOWN 20 MINUTES AWAYS.

STOLEN TRUCK-SOTVO

55:50 I'm excited because i would have lost everything 55:57

THE FLAT BED TRUCK WAS LEFT ABANDONED NEXT TO A CANAL NEAR LEBELLE.

ON BOARD -- 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF BERRIES.

POLICE FINGERPRINTED THE TRUCK.

BAILEY VERDICT-SOTVO

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS NOW AWAITING SENTENCING --

AFTER A JURY CONVICTED HER OF RAPING HER 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER.AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME.

Court clerk

11:15:00 "We the jury find as follows as to the defendant in this case count one sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age guilty of sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age"

YESTERDAY.THE JURY DECIDED MELISSA BAILEY WAS GUILTY ON ALL SIX COUNTS AGAINST HER.

THE DEFENSE TRIED TO ARGUE SHE WAS INSANE, BUT IT DIDN'T FLY WITH THE JURY.

SHE'LL FACE A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON.

WESTNILE WORRIES-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING THE AERIAL ASSAULT ON MOSQUITOES IN DALLAS -- IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY.

LAST NIGHT THE CITY BEGAN SPRAYING INSECTICIDE BY PLANE -- TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS.

MOVIE THEATRE SECURITY-VOWIPE

IT'S BEEN ALMOST ONE MONTH SINCE THE DEADLY COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING-

INVESTIGATORS SAY 24 YEAR-OLD JAMES HOLMES KILLED 12 AND INJURED DOZENS OF OTHERS.

SINCE THEN, ANYONE WHO'S GONE TO THE MOVIES HAS PROBABLY THOUGHT ABOUT SECURITY.

MOVIEGOERS SAY REGAL THEATERS, BOTH AT GULF COAST TOWN CENTER AND BELL TOWER, ARE SEARCHING BAGS.

SINCE 2001- REGAL HAS HAD A POLICY THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSPECT BAGS FOR PROHIBITED ITEMS.

MOVIE THEATRE SECURITY-SOTVO

9:03 "at first, i felt a little offended, but then after we talked about it, it made a lot of sense."

THE COMPANY SAYS MOVIEGOERS SHOULD EXPECT STRICTER CONTROLS OVER CHARACTER ATTIRE AND ACCESSORIES,

BUT THEY WON'T COMMENT ON SECURITY MEASURES DUE TO SAFETY REASONS.

THEATERS LIKE AMC-

ESTERO SCHOOL BUS-VOWIPE

SOME ESTERO PARENTS SAY THEIR CHILDREN'S BUS STOP IS TOO DANGEROUS --

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR,

LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVED THE STOP FROM INSIDE THE GATED COMMUNITY -- TO OUTSIDE ALONG CORKSCREW ROAD.

LAST NIGHT. CONCERED PARENTS FROM STONEYBROOK -- GATHERED PLANS TO PRESENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD NEXT TUESDAY.

ESTERO SCHOOL BUS-SOTVO

statue says they dont have to come into community been in place but are just acting on it now - but basically told time and money but is our childrens safety worth time and money 16:17

SCHOOL BOARD POLICY STATES -- STUDENTS LIVING IN GATED COMMUNITIES ARE REQUIRED TO USE A BUS STOP ON A PUBLIC ROAD NEAR THE DEVELOPMENT --

THAT IS DEEMED SAFE.

OPTICAM SECURITY-VOTOPS

IN CAPE CORAL --

THE CITY IS SPENDING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ON ITS SECURITY.

THEY'RE INSTALLING A WIRELESS SYSTEM CALLED OPTI-CAM.

IT'S INTERESTING HOW IT WORKS.

USING G-P-S,

TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE ABLE TO SENSE APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND TURN THE LIGHT GREEN.

THEY HOPE THAT WILL PREVENT THEM HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AT INTERSECTIONS -- THAT'S A VERY COMMON SNAG.

POT GROWING-SS SOTVO

A MAN'S THREATS AGAINST A DOG.

LED TO HIM GETTING BUSTED FOR GROWING POT.

A LEE COUNTY WOMAN CALLED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SAYING SOMEONE WAS THREATENING TO SHOOT HER BARKING DOG.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY CAME OUT AND FOUND BRYAN PARKER.

AS HE DENIED THREATENING THE DOG, THEY NOTICED -- SMALL MARIJUANA PLANTS IN HIS BACK YARD.

A-B-C 7 TRACKED PARKER DOWN -- AND HE SAYS IT SPROUTED ON ITS OWN.

"We had noticed them a couple days ago but it had been raining and we covered everything up with a bucket and he lifted the bucket up and went under to see what plants were growing under there"

PUPPY SCAM-VOWIPE

SOME ADORABLE LITTLE PUPPIES HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM BEING SHIPPED TO WHO KNOWS WHERE--

BECAUSE THE WOMAN SELLING THEM RECOGNIZED THE SIGNS OF A SCAM.

SHARON SWEANY ADVERTISED ONLINE FROM HER CAPE CORAL HOME,

HOPING TO FIND GOOD OWNERS FOR THE SHI-TZU PUPPIES SHE BRED--

SHE FOUND A BUYER ONLINE---

BUT GOT SUSPICIOUS WHEN THE BUYER WANTED HER TO WIRE HIM MONEY.

PUPPY SCAM-SOTOC

it's very upsetting because these babies are so playful and so nice and healthy and you don't want anything happening to them

BEFORE YOU LOCK CAMPAIGN-VO

ALSO LATER TODAY.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS -- WILL ROLL OUT THE "LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK" CAMPAIGN.

IT'S TO KEEP KIDS SAFE AND OUT OF HOT CARS -- DURING THE HOT MONTHS.

NISSAN VERSA CONCERN-OC

A CONSUMER ALERT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS MORNING.

U.S. SAFETY REGULATORS ARE INVESTIGATING THE NISSAN VERSA SUBCOMPACT CAR BECAUSE AN AIR BAG MAY FAIL TO INFLATE IN CRASHES.

THE PROBE AFFECTS ABOUT 100-THOUSAND VERSAS FROM THE 2012 MODEL YEAR.

A CABLE CAN GET PINCHED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSE THE PROBLEM

TEASE ONE-2SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

WHO DOESN'T WANT TO SAVE A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY.

IF YOU LEARN THE RIGHT WAY TO USE COUPONS.YOU COULD CUT YOUR GROCERY BILL IN HALF.

AND COUPON COACHES WANT TO HELP YOU DO THAT.

WE'VE GOT TIPS TO SAVE.COMING UP.

AND IF YOU HAVE KIDS. ALL THOSE SAVINGS COULD BE GOING TO THEM.

TZ1 A) COUPON COACH-VO

TZ1 B) CHILDCARE MORE THAN RENT-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG TEASE

IPHONE 5 ICE CREAM -- A BEST SELLER IN CHINA!

AND JOBS ON THE ROAD AHEAD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST PICKUP IN WORKER PAY IN 5 YEARS!

BLOOMBERG NUMBER CRUNCHERS SAY ---

INFLATION-ADJUSTED SALARIES CLIMBED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR AT THE FASTEST PACE SINCE 2007!

PUTTING MORE MONEY IN CONSUMERS' WALLETS -- AND SIGNALLING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY MAY BE ON TRACK.

*****

MEANTIME WATCH FOR HIRING IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS --

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS RELEASING NEARLY A HALF BILLION DOLLARS IN UNSPENT HIGHWAY FUNDS --

TO STATES THAT PROMISE TO USE IT TO INCREASE JOBS AND IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION.

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AND IF YOU WANT A LOT OF PAID DAYS OFF -- TRY MOVING TO AUSTRIA!

WHERE YOU CAN GET 43 A YEAR, GUARANTEED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

IN THE US, 40-PERCENT OF WORKERS DON'T GET ANY PAID SICK OR VACATION DAYS AT ALL.

GOVERNMENT DATA SHOWS WORKERS IN LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY FARE THE WORST.

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AND -- IPHONE 5 ICE CREAM -- MELTING HEARTS, IN CHINA.

FACEBOOK SHARES -- PLUNGING TO A RECORD LOW YESTERDAY.

AS EARLY INVESTORS GOT THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO SELL SINCE THE STOCK WENT PUBLIC.

CO-FOUNDER MARK ZUCKERBERG'S FORTUNE -- HAS NOW DROPPED 600-MILLION IN VALUE.

BUT DON'T FEEL TOO SORRY FOR HIM.

HIS NET WORTH, STILL MORE THAN 10-BILLION DOLLARS.

GAINS FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY.

THE S&P REACHING THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE APRIL -- AFTER A REPORT INDICATED A PICKUP IN HOMEBUILDING.

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AND --

IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE NEW IPHONE WHEN IT COMES OUT IN SEPTEMBER -- HOW ABOUT SOME IPHONE 5 *ICE CREAM* INSTEAD?

CHINA DAILY SAYS IPHONE 5 ICE CREAM IS A BEST SELLER IN ONE NORTHEASTERN CITY IN CHINA.

THE DESHI GROUP REGISTERED THE TRADEMARK LAST YEAR.

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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

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STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.

Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.

A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.

A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.

COUPON COACH-VO

A CLASS TO COUPON.

RIGHT HERE IN FORT MYERS --

THEY'RE TEACHING YOU -- HOW TO SAVE MONEY.

THEY SAY IT CAN CUT YOUR GROCERY BILL -- BY FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE.

ACCORDING TO THE COUPON COACHES- YOU LOOK FOR COUPONS YOU NEED OR ITEMS YOU NEED.

THEY SAY WAIT UNTIL THAT GOES ON SALE TO USE YOUR COUPON.

THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SAVE THE MOST MONEY.

ABC7 SPOKE WITH ONE COUPON ENTHUSIAST --

SHE SAYS WHEN HER HUSBAND LOST HER JOB.SHE LEARNED HOW TO USE THE MONEY SAVERS.

COUPON COACH-SOT (2) VO

Apryl Caswell/ Couponer - "I love to be able to say I got all this stuff for free or I made money on this stuff just by clipping the coupon and applying them to the sales"

Roger Mercado/ Coupon Coach - "It's not a matter of going through the newspaper and finding all those. A lot of it is done online and bring them into the stores and it's really much easier than you think."

COUPONERS DO SAY THEY SAVE BIG -- CLIPPING FROM THE SUNDAY PAPER.

COUPON COACH-CGTOPS

THIS MORNING THE COUPON COACH IS OFFERING A CLASS TO HELP YOU LEARN.

IT'S FROM 10 TO 11 -- AT COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES IN CAPE CORAL.

YOU JUST NEED TO BRING A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM.

BAD SPENDING HABITS-VO

WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY.BAD HABITS START EARLY.

A NEW SURVEY FOUND THREE IN FOUR U-S ADULTS WISH THEY HAD BEEN MORE EDUCATED ABOUT FINANCES WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN.

AND TO STOP THE CYCLE. NEARLY EIGHT IN TEN PARENTS NOW TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGING MONEY.

FACEBOOK STOCKS DROP-VO

FACEBOOK STOCK HAS DROPPED TO AN ALL-TIME LOW.

THURSDAY, THE STOCK CLOSED AT 19.87 A SHARE.

THAT'S DOWN JUST OVER SIX POINTS -- AND COMES AT THE END OF A LOCK-UP PERIOD.

THE TIME FRAME ALLOWED EARLY INVESTORS. A CHANCE TO EXIT.

CHILD CARE MORE THAN RENT-VO

WHILE THE EXPERIENCE OF RAISING A CHILD MAY BE PRICELESS,

THE COST TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THEM IS GETTING UNAFFORDABLE.

A NEW REPORT SHOWS THE COST OF CARING FOR AN INFANT IN A YEAR. CAN RANGE FROM 45-HUNDRED TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

IT'S ALL RELATIVE TO WHERE YOU LIVE.

AND EVEN MORE THAN INFANTS. THE COST TO CARE FOR A FOUR YEAR OLD IS BETWEEN 39-HUNDRED DOLLARS. AND 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NEW FHP CAMPAIGN-ON CAM

HAPPENING TODAY.

FHP KICKS OFF A NEW SAFETY PROGRAM!

NEXT MONTH, TROOPERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL "DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER CAMPAIGN."

THE PATROL WILL JOIN THOUSANDS OF AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION -- TO GET IMPAIRED DRIVERS OFF FLORIDA'S ROADWAYS.

BONITA HOMELESS RULES-VOWIPE

EVEN THOUGH ST. MATTHEW'S HOUSE BACKED OUT OF PLANS FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER IN BONITA SPRINGS,

THEY PROPERTY'S DEVELOPER STILL WANTS TO BUILD,

AND IS WAITING FOR BUILDING ORDERS TO BE APPROV3D.

IN THE MEANTIME- THE CITY IS MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE RULES FOR SHELTERS.

YESTERDAY. RESIDENTS GOT A LOOK AT THE REGULATIONS CITY STAFF PUT TOGETHER.

SOME SUGGESTIONS INCLUDED CHANGING THE MAXIMUM BED CAPACITY OF A SHELTER FROM 30 TO 20,

REQUIRING PHOTO I-D'S,

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

COMING UP. AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE PROGRESS ON KATIE COURIC'S NEW STUDIO.

TZ2 A) KATIE COURIC-VOTOPS

KATIE COURIC-OC

KATIE COURIC AND CREW ARE MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN BUILDING A NEW SET FOR HER NEW SHOW.

THIS WEEK. TO SHOW YOU THE PROGRESS.

KATIE COURIC-PKG

KATIE: HI EVERYBODY I'M HERE WITH JOE TERRY, OUR DIRECTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE AND WE ARE GONNA SHOW YOU AROUND THE SET OF KATIE.

JOE: THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAD THE CAMERAS IN THE CAMERA WELL WHICH IS TRADITIONAL FOR A LOT OF SHOWS. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT THE ELEVATION WASN'T THAT SEVERE AND SO THE CAMERAS ACTUALLY IN THE BACK BRING THE AUDIENCE FORWARD AND PUT THE CAMERAS IN THE BACK WOULD WORK JUST AS WELL.

028 KATIE: THIS IS VERY CLOSE YOU CAN SEE YOU KNOW.

KATIE: YOU CAN SEE ALL SORTS OF THINGS, TONY, SO IT'S REALLY NICE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M TALKING TO FOLKS AND I FEEL LIKE THERE IS THIS OBVIOUS CONNECTION WITH THE AUDIENCE

AND WE HAVE ALL OUR DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS THAT WE CAN TAKE QUESTIONS FROM TWITTER , WE CAN SKYPE PEOPLE IN.

I MENTIONED GEORGE CLOONEY AS BEING MY CELEBRITY CRUSH ONCE, OKAY SEE YOU LATER GEORGE.

WHAT ARE THESE BANGERS? YOU CALL THEM BANGERS. THOSE ARE BACKDROPS?

JOE: YEAH THEY ARE BACKDROPS; IT'S JUST A NAME THAT JUST KIND OF STUCK.

KATIE: LET THERE BE LIGHTS! THIS BASICALLY IS TO GIVE A DIFFERENT FEEL. WHEN THERE ARE LIVE PERFORMANCES WE WANT IT TO FEEL A LITTLE LIKE A DISCO A LITTLE CLUBBY A LITTLE.

THANK YOU JOE

KATIE COURIC-OC

BE SURE TO CATCH KATIE'S NEW SHOW ON ABC-7

BABY BOOMERS HEP C TEST-ON CAM

A NEW WARNING OUT THIS MORNING URGES ALL BABY BOOMERS TO GET TESTED FOR HEPATITIS C.

U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN -- MORE THAN 2 MILLION AMERICANS BORN BETWEEN 1945 AND 1965 -- MAY BE INFECTED WITH THE LIVER-DESTROYING VIRUS.AND NOT KNOW IT.

TEASE THREE-2SHOT

I never asked for stimulus. I don't recall. I haven't seen this

report.

TOUGH QUESTIONS FIRED AT THE REPUBLICAN RUNNING MATES.

SEE HOW ROMNEY AND RYAN RESPOND.

AND ALARMING NEW STATISTICS OUT THIS MORNING -- ABOUT RECENT SUICIDES IN THE ARMY.

TZ3 A) RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE-SOTTOPS-VO

TZ3 B) ARMY SUICIDE RATES-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

Stocks are poised for a mixed start -- as investors close the books on a quiet trading week.

TS1) LEHIGH BARRICADE-SSTOPS

A MURDER SUSPECT IS ON THE LOOSE IN LEE COUNTY.

THE SUSPECT.FELIPE TORREALBA.IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

DEPUTIES TELL US HE'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.

TS2) BAILEY VERDICT-VOTOPS

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS NOW WAITING FOR SENTENCING.

A JURY CONVICTED HER OF RAPING HER 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER. AND ALLOWING HER BOYFRIEND TO DO THE SAME.

THE JURY DECIDED MELISSA BAILEY WAS GUILTY ON ALL SIX COUNTS AGAINST HER.

TS3) WESTNILE-VOTOPS

NEW IN THE WEST NILE OUTBREAK.

AERIAL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES BEGAN IN TEXAS OVERNIGHT.

DALLAS COUNTY OFFICIALS -- AUTHORIZED AERIAL SPRAYING LAST WEEK.

VOTE 2012-CLIP

RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE-OC AT POP

THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE -- FOCUSES THIS MORNING ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET,

AND THE TIME THEY'RE SPENDING TO DEFLECT, DEMOCRATIC ATTACKS.

MITT ROMNEY ANSWERS NAGGING TAX RETURN QUESTIONS.

AND PAUL RYAN CIRCLES AROUND STIMULUS MONEY -- FOR HIS HOME DISTRICT IN WISCONSIN.

RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan has blasted President Obama's stimulus

plan for years.

But when asked by ABC station WCPO about a report that he requested money

for Wisconsin in 2009, he denied it.

SOT WCPO Interview

Reporter Q: "Is that report accurate?"

Paul Ryan: "I never asked for stimulus. I don't recall. I haven't seen this

report. So I really can't comment on it. I opposed the stimulus because it

doesn't work. It didn't work."

But in a statement late Thursday, Ryan admitted that his office sent the

letters, and defended them as "constituent services."

Meanwhile, after weeks of pressure to release more than two years of tax

returns, Mitt Romney admitted that he'd gone back to check his returns.

SOT Romney

"I did go back and look at my taxes and over the past ten years I never

paid less than 13%."

Romney also took aim at Democrat Harry Reid, who has said he's heard Romney

didn't pay any taxes for ten years.

SOT Romney

"HARRY REID'S CHARGE IS TOTALLY FALSE. I'M SURE WAITING FOR HARRY TO PUT UP

WHO IT WAS THAT TOLD HIM WHAT HE SAYS THEY TOLD HIM."

Romney has been trying to turn attention away from his taxes to the debate

over Medicare.

SOT Romney

"There is no change in Medicare for seniors. None. Under my plan. You ask

me which of these two do you think is better? Going bankrupt or being

solvent."

But the White House says the President's plan does more to secure the future

of Medicare.

SOT Jay Carney

"The President protects Medicare beneficiaries and Medicare benefits. / The

savings he achieved through the affordable care act have extended the life

of the Medicare program for 8 years."

Tba

RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE-OC AT POP

THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND A SECOND DAY OF MEETINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.

MEANWHILE, ROMNEY HEADS TO HIS HOME STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

RNC DEVELOPMENT COMPLETE-VOWIPE

IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, THE EYES OF THE WORLD WILL TURN TO TAMPA.

AND THE CITY'S LEADERS SAY THEY'RE NOW READY FOR THE ATTENTION.

YESTERDAY. THEY WRAPPED UP THEIR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.

THE CITY SPENT TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS GETTING READY FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THAT PROJECT INCLUDES ADDING NEW LIGHTING TO BRIDGES AND WORKING ON THE DOCKS BEHIND THE CONVENTION CENTER.

THEY'RE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL LAST LONG AFTER THE CONVENTION.

RNC DEVELOPMENT COMPLETE-SOT

Mayor Bob Buckhorn / Tampa

"this will pay dividends for decades. this is not for the rnc as i said

the other night as we lit those bridges, this is for us forever. we are a

MACK NELSON DEBATE-SSTOPS

WE'VE LEARNED CONNIE MACK WILL BE ONE OF THE HEADLINING SPEAKERS AT THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.

BUT, AFTER THAT, THERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT DATE TO REMEMBER.

OCTOBER 17TH.

MACK AND SENATOR BILL NELSON HAVE AGREED TO A DEBATE ONE MONTH FROM TODAY.

CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS PROTEST-VOTOPS

POLICE ARRESTED A HANDFUL OF PROTESTERS -- AT THE PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN OAKLAND LAST NIGHT.

A FEW DOZEN DEMONSTRATORS SHOWED UP -- AFTER A NEARBY RALLY.

THEY WANT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO PARDON THE FORMER ARMY INTELLIGENCE ANALYST --ACCUSED OF GIVING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO WIKILEAKS.

SEVEN PROTESTERS ENTERED THE BUILDING TO HOLD A SIT-IN,

JULIAN ASSANGE MOTHER-OC

THE MOTHER OF WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE CALLED ECUADOR'S GOVERNMENT "BRAVE" FOR GRANTING HER SON'S REQUEST FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM.

JULIAN ASSANGE HAS BEEN HOLED UP IN ECUADOR'S EMBASSY IN LONDON TO AVOID EXTRADITION TO SWEDEN.

JULIAN ASSANGE MOTHER-SOT OC

NCH MAYO CLINIC-VO

PATIENTS AT NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITA --L CAN NOW GET HELP FROM THE MAYO CLINIC.

TODAY N-C-H ANNOUNCED PLANS TO JOIN THE MAYO HEALTH NETWORK.

IT MEANS PATIENTS CAN ACCESS EXPERT ADVICE -- FROM OTHER DOCTORS THROUGH THE MAYO CLINIC'S ELECTRONIC DATA BASE.

BRIAN CASEY UPDATE-VO

HE'S THE CONVICTED KILLER -- WHO CAUSED COURTROOM DRAMA IN HIS FIRST MURDER TRIAL.

BRIAN CASEY HIRED AN ATTORNEY, FIRED HIM - THEN HIT HIM IN THE FACE IN COURT.

A JURY CONVICTED HIM OF MURDERING RYAN VANDERSON --

HE WAS BACK IN COURT YESTERDAY,

IN A PRE-TRIAL HEARING FOR HIS UPCOMING OCTOBER MURDER TRIAL.

PROSECUTORS SAY CASEY HIRED TWO MEN TO KILL HIS LONGTIME FRIEND - LARRICK SIKES.

ARMY SUICIDE RATES-VO

THERE'S SOME DISTURBING NEWS OUT TODAY -- ABOUT SUICIDE AND THE U-S ARMY.

MILITARY OFFICIALS REPORT THERE WERE 38 CONFIRMED OR SUSPECTED SOLDIER SUICIDES IN JULY.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST MONTHLY COUNT -- SINCE THE ARMY BEGAN KEEPING DETAILED STATISTICS.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO A NIGHT OUT WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

WITHOUT THE CONSTANT DISTRACTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY.

ONE RESTAURANT IS TRYING TO HELP IT'S PATRONS CONNECT.

ASKING THEM TO LEAVE THEIR PHONES AT THE COUNTER.

AND OF COURSE. OFFERING AN INCENTIVE.

Our problems are not about racism or hate. Our problems are numbers. And we need people who are willing to go to Washington, stand up and make the choices to get this country on a fiscally sound path

PLUS.

TREY RADEL SWEPT A CROWDED U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 19 FIELD IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION,

TZ4 A) LA RESTAURANT NO PHONES-VO

TZ4 B) TREY RADEL-SOTVO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

LA RESTAURANT NO PHONES-CAM 10 BMP- 2 SHOT

AND NOW TO A NEW EFFORT TO GET SOME OF US TO GIVE UP OUR CELLPHONES WHEN WE

SIT DOWN TO DINNER --

A POPULAR LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT -- KNOCKING A LITTLE CASH OFF THE BILL.FOR DINERS BRAVE ENOUGH TO STASH THEIR CELL, WHILE THEY EAT.

LA RESTAURANT NO PHONES-PKG

SCRIPT:

This is the most romantic thing I've ever done.

UPSOUND:

02:08 Hi there!

I'm wearing a clean shirt, I'm bathed in aftershave. And the headline.

UPSOUND: Server

04:24 Would you like to turn in your cell phone?

I'm checking my cell phone for the duration of dinner with my wife.

Our world has come to this. We can't be trusted to just leave the phone

alone. It has come to this.

How would we handle dinner a deux sans cell phones?

UPSOUND

02:07:57 Nick: We've got no cell phones we're supposed to talk to each other

.

There are places that ban phones all together, or suggest you turn them off.

But Eva in Los Angeles,is offering a unique incentive. A 5% discount on the

check if you surrender the cell. For a tight fisted Scotsman like me, that'

s appealing, if uncomfortable.

UPSOUND

02:09:42 I might be missing something right now. Claudine: What you could

you be missing? N: I don't know.

SOT: Mark Gold. Chef and owner, Eva.

17:51 For us it's about like you guys on a date night, just taking the time

and really getting to experience each other and not so much being distracted

by a cell phone.

About half the diners take up the offer.

SOT: Customer

21:46 Do I find myself at dinner with my husband sometimes and we have out

cell phones out? Yes. Does it annoy me? Yes. / 22:03 I think for an hour or

two you can put your cell phone down and whatever is happening can wait.

UPSOUND: Me talking garbage

02:12:23 And apparently the mountain scenery is outstanding

I got into it and cut loose.

UPSOUND: Me talking about really boring stuff

02:12:52 Because it costs quite a lot of money to replace street signs, and

once the street sign is down

As I continue talking, play this audio as internal monologue.

UPSOUND: Claudine

02:13:50 Wow, he is so boring. I wish I had my cell phone back.

Well, I enjoyed dining without cell phones. Next time maybe I'd try it without

a camera crew. Might be more intimate.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.

Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.

A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.

A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.

TOSS TO JEFF-2SHOT

EVERY SUNDAY MORNING -

YOU CAN CATCH "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS WITH JEFF LYTLE''.

RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7.

THIS WEEK.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLITICS.

BUT FIRST.A NEW MEDICAL RESOURCE FOR FOLKS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

Big news and big winners.

That's on tap for this week's Naples Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle program airing Sunday morning at 10 right here on ABC7

Guests are Trey Radel, who swept a crowded U.S. House District 19 field in the primary election, and Tim Nance, who beat 12-year incumbent Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta.

They join Dr. Allen Weiss of NCH Healthcare System, who unveils local access to the Mayo Clinic's medical expertise.

Radel speaks plainly about some of the work ahead in Washington.

Radel has a lot more to say in the wake of his big congressional win.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SOT

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

WESTERN WILDFIRES-OC

IN WASHINGTON STATE. A RAGING WILDFIRE IS DESTORYING HOMES.

FAMILIES- DRIVING ALONG ROADS SURROUNDED BY CHARRED BRUSH TO SEE IF THEY STILL HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

SOME ARE FINDING THEIR HOMES SEEM TO HAVE MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED.

WESTERN WILDFIRES-PKG

"The worst i felt is when i was down on the highway watching the flames. that's when it impacted me i knew it was it.

EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN THE SKIES WERE STILL DARK -- DOUG DEROOY HAD THE SAME VIEW OUR CAMERA HAD AS FIRE DEVOURED THE HILLSIDE AROUND HIS HOME.

HIS SISTER CALLED HIM TO OFFER HER CONDOLENCES.

"I had to call her back this morning and say I'm calling from my house and it's still here, ya, she was flabbergasted.

"I couldn't believe, from one end of the ridge to the other it was all fire and it was working it's way down.

DOWN THE ROAD PATTY HOLMES' VACATION HOUSE IS ALSO STILL STANDING. THE CHARRED LAND NEARBY A STARK REMINDER TO HOW CLOSE THEY CAME TO LOSING IT.

"And I thought it's gone. but you know what? god gave it to us and we've enjoyed it so much, and what i was so concerned about was the neighbors that live here and their home."

NO SUCH LUCK FOR THEIR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS. THEIR HOME ONE OF AT LEAST 60 DESTROYED SO FAR IN THE TAYLOR BRIDGE FIRE.

S/ Elisa Hahn / Reporting 1:07 - 1:17

"This is how selective the fire was. this car made it. but over here this one didn't. then take a look at this, the fire was so hot that it melted the rim off the wheel of the car and it's still warm to the touch.

EVACUATED RESIDENTS OF THE SUNLIGHT WATER DEVELOPMENT ANXIOUSLY WATCHED AS THE FIGHT TO SAVE THEIR HOMES UNFOLDS.

"When that smoke goes from white to black you know it's hitting structure."

WESTERN WILDFIRES-OC AT DESK

ELISA HAHN REPORTING.

THE FIRE HAS DESTROYED 70 HOMES AND MORE THAN 200 STRUCTURES.

OBAMA FIRST KISS-VO

WHO CAN FORGET THEIR FIRST KISS?

IF THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY EVER DO, THEY'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO REMIND THEM.

A HUGE GRANITE BOLDER AND PLAQUE NOW MARK THE SPOT WHERE THE COUPLE FIRST LOCKED LIPS.

IT WAS 1989, IN FRONT OF A BASKIN-ROBBINS IN HYDE PARK.

THE ICE CREAM SHOP IS CLOSED NOW, AND A SUBWAY HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE.

EBAY NEW POLICY-VO

IF YOU'RE RUNNING LOW ON WISHES, YOU BETTER STOCK UP WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

EBAY WILL BAN THE SALE OF MAGIC SERVICES -- AS PART OF A NEW POLICY UPDATE.

THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T BUY BLESSINGS,

YOU CAN'T PURCHASE PRAYERS,

AND YOU CAN'T SPEND YOUR MONEY ON SPELLS -- AT LEAST, NOT ON EBAY.

PSYCHIC READINGS AND HEALING SESSIONS -- ARE AMONG THE CATEGORIES BEING SHUT DOWN.

SOCIAL MEDIA BENEFITS-VOTOPS

DESPITE REPORTS OF CYBER-BULLYING AND OTHER PERILS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING --

A MAJORITY OF PARENTS IN A NEW SURVEY THINK THE BENEFITS OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER OUTWEIGH THE RISKS.

ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

WHEN WE COME BACK. WE WILL RUN DOWN THIS MORNING TOP STORIES FOR YOU.

BUT FIRST.

IT'S A BIG DAY FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON.

TZ5 A) SPARKLE-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

CRASH ON DANIELS-PHONER

Crash on Daniels Parkway

Staging area being set up at West Links Business Park.

Sgt. Eller with LCSO is on her way.

SPARKLE RELEASED TODAY-CAM 10 BMP-VO

THE WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FINAL FILM IS BEING RELEASED IN U-S THEATERS TODAY.

"SPARKLE" WAS HOUSTON'S FIRST ACTING ROLE IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS. IT WAS ALSO HER LAST.

IN THE MOVIE, HOUSTON PLAYED A MOTHER COMING TO TERMS WITH HER OWN BAD CHOICES,

WHILE LATER ENCOURAGING HER DAUGHTERS' SINGING CAREERS.

SHE WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER L-A HOTEL ROOM IN FEBRUARY.

CONTROLLED EXLOSION-VO

A LITTLE HOLLYWOOD MAGIC.LIT UP PART OF NEW YORK OVERNIGHT.

A CONTROLLED EXPLOSION SHOOK BROOKLYN. PART OF A STAGED STUNT FOR THE T-V SERIES "BOARDWALK EMPIRE."

NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE WERE ON HAND TO SUPERVISE THE EXPLOSION.

T-V AND FILM PRODUCTION AROUND NEW YORK HAS BEEN BOOMING.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS-VOTOPS

IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

WE WILL GET AN UPDATE ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN FLORIDA.

THE STATE WILL RELEASE NEW NUMBERS FROM JULY.

TS2) TROOPS KILLED IN AFGHAN-VOTOPS

TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN AFGHANISTAN THIS MORNING.

FIRST.IN THE FAR WESTERN PROVINCE OF FARAH.

AN AFGHAN POLICEMAN TURNS HIS WEAPON ON AMERICAN ALLIES -- KILLING TWO U-S SERVICE MEMBERS.

TS3) SECOND AFGHAN ATTACK-VOTOPS

AND IN A LATER INCIDENT THIS MORNING IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OF KANDAHAR.

NATO REPORTED ANOTHER AFGHAN POLICE OFFICER FIRING AT INTERNATIONAL TROOPS.

TS4)ARMY SUICIDES-VOTOPS

DISTURBING NUMBERS OUT TODAY -- ABOUT SUICIDE AND THE U-S ARMY.

MILITARY OFFICIALS REPORT THERE WERE 38 CONFIRMED OR SUSPECTED SOLDIER SUICIDES IN JULY.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST MONTHLY COUNT -- SINCE THE ARMY BEGAN KEEPING DETAILED STATISTICS.

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

We'll close the work week out with a very muggy airflow coming in off the Gulf of Mexico. This will keep hit or miss morning coastal showers and storms in the forecast with a slightly higher chance for rain in the afternoon mainly east of the I-75 corridor.

Clouds will mix in with our sunshine on this Friday, but that won't prevent our temperatures from climbing into the lower to middle 90s. Humidity will be plentiful, and that will keep our heat index value or "feels like" temperature well over 100°.

A couple of isolated downpours are possible through the evening with skies clearing overnight. Temperatures will be slow to cool and will eventually settle into the mid and upper 70s by morning.

A weak flow out of southwest will hang on through the weekend with the opportunity of morning and midday showers across the urban corridor, before winds become a bit more easterly by the middle of next week.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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